Next Chapel - April 26th Songs

April 20 - great practice today everyone!  I really enjoyed it.  In fact, even if Wednesday doesn't go well, practice as good enough for me  :-)  ...that doesn't mean we shouldn't try our best on Wednesday though.   Tambourine sounds good in every song, so percussionists, if you aren't drumming, please play it!

So our Song Agenda for Wednesday is:

Sing, Sing, Sing    Key of E  Chord Chart

• Intro - instruments chugging like we practiced
• Chorus - just once
• Verse  
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental - E  D   A  A
• Chorus - quiet
• Chorus - Loud and big
• Instrumental - E  D   A   A
• End

Praises    Key of G   Chord Chart

• Keys start
• Verse 1 - Hanna solos - drums - bass on off-beat like in practice
• Chorus - remember breathy - not full voice
• Verse 2 - drums full beat
• Chorus - 2 times - Full band, all singer
• Bridge - 3 full times - quiet first time
• Chorus - no stopping, full band
• Chorus
• Verse 1

Drummers switch while Laura keeps playing keys

Jesus We Love You   Key of G  Chord Chart

• Intro - keys start this one too
• Verse 1 - Julia solos
• Chorus - again - held back, not full singing but breathy
• Verse 2 - everyone sings
• Chorus - 2 times - full band, all singers
• Bridge - 3 times
• Chorus - Band holds first note and comes back in one 2nd 'love you'
• Chorus
• End

Good Good Father    Key of E   Chord Chart

• Intro - Chelsea starts
• Verse 1 - Tryse solos
• Chorus - again, breathy
• Verse 2 - we're all in singing and playing
• Chorus - 2 times - full band, all singers
• Bridge - full on, not stopping
• Verse 3 - Tiffany solos
• Chorus - 2 times
• End

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So if you haven't heard, our next chapel is on April 26th.  We worked through a few songs for this chapel in last practice.  Next Thursday will be our last practice before this next chapel, so please try and be present.   The four songs we decided on last Thursday (due to this squashed schedule) are:

- The Happy Song   Key of D       Chord Chart
- Praises                   Key of G       Chord Chart
- Good Good Father   Key of E     Chord Chart
- Jesus We Love You  Key of G    Chord Chart

I'm a little uneasy about that one fast song and three slow songs still, but that's the way things stand currently.  I was thinking we could either swap 'The Happy Song' with 'Sing, Sing, Sing' or keep 'The Happy Song' and swap 'Praises' with 'Sing, Sing, Sing'....   Thoughts?

Acoustic Chapel Songs to work on

Remember to think about how we want to set things up in the gym for this chapel.  I have really enjoyed practice these past two weeks - they've been some of my favourite times of the week.  I really enjoy playing and singing with you all.

Agenda for our Acoustic All Worship Chapel

Start with:  I think we will just do a verse and a chorus of each of these and move through them fairly quickly.

Sing Sing Sing   Key of E      Chord Chart

Every Move I Make   Key of E  Chord Chart

Romans 16:19   Key of E      Chord Chart

My Redeemer Lives    Key of E   Chord Chart


Middle slower songs:  I'm not sure we'll do the first two below.  I really want to spend the majority of the time on Avalanche and Set a Fire.

Amazing Love   Key of D & E   Chord Chart

Great Are You Lord   Key of E    Chord Chart

Avalanche   Key of C        Chord Chart  Julia H to sing first verse solo.  (she volunteered)

Set a Fire   Key of G   Chord Chart

End with:

Everlasting God   Key of G   Chord Chart

You Are Good    Key of G    Chord Chart





our original list:

Avalanche   Key of C        Chord Chart

Everlasting God   Key of G   Chord Chart

Every Move I Make   Key of E  Chord Chart

Jesus Loves Me  Key of G   Chord Chart

Everywhere I go - God, You are My God   Key of G    Chord Chart

Amazing Love   Key of D   Chord Chart

Open the Eyes of my Heart    Key of E   Chord Chart

Came to My Rescue   Key of G   Chord Chart

Set a Fire   Key of G   Chord Chart

You Are Good   Key of G     Chord Chart

Great Are You Lord   Key of E    Chord Chart

Sing Sing Sing   Key of E      Chord Chart

Romans 16:19   Key of E      Chord Chart

The Happy Song or Happy Day    Key of D

No Longer Slaves   Key of D    Chord Chart

March 1st Chapel Agenda

Hi everyone,
We on for Chapel this Wednesday, March 1st.  Please remember your ear buds and to show up at the school at 7:15am to help set up.  Here's our song list,

Let God Arise   Key of E

• Intro - E. Guitar starts, rest of the band comes in with drums
• Verse 1 - like we practiced - singers in unison, band driving but muted
• Chorus - hold chords on 'Arise'.  Full band back in on 'reigns'
• Instrumental - E. Guitar soloing
• Verse 2 - same as we practiced, singers bust a move
• Chorus - 2 times - full band
• Bridge - 3 full times, start low (like we practiced) and building every time 'our God is a God who saves'  
• Chorus - hold chords on 'Arise'.  Full band back in on 'reigns'
• Chorus - full band
• Outro - same as intro

Reprise bridge (Our God is a God who saves)??  :-)

Beautiful One    Key of A (but starts on D)

• Intro - Full band
• Verse 1 - as we practiced, but Rebecca sings solo
• Chorus - all singers in unison, full band
• Verse 2 - full band (as we practiced) and all singers with harmonies
• Chorus - 2 times, full band with singers doing harmonies
• Bridge - Rebecca sings solo first time through, everybody builds and joins second time.
• Chorus - 2 times - full band and singing, pulling out all the stops
• Bridge 2 - 'My soul my soul must sing'  Instruments do shots!
• Chorus - Instruments STOP on 'One' and come back in on 'Sing'
• Chorus

Praises   Key of G (but starts on C)

• Intro - Instruments quiet, but everyone playing.  Keys lead us off
• Verse 1 - Julia solos, bass drum on off beat with cymbal work
• Chorus - All instruments quiet, singers in unison.  Drums same as verse 1
• Instrumental - same as intro
• Verse 1 - drums full beat, all instruments in.  All singers in, harmonies
• Chorus - Full one everyone - singers harmonizing.  Band holds note on last 'higher'
• Bridge - 3 full times through - Julia sings solo first time.  Drums back on bass offbeat first time.  Band builds each time through.  Singers join and belt it out 2nd and 3rd times through.  BIG BUILD!!
• Chorus - No Stopping, full on, everyone!  Hold note on 'higher'
• Verse 1 - Julia solos
• Outro - same as intro.  End on D so you can move right into.....

I Will Exalt    Key of D

• Intro - as we practiced
• Verse 1 - Chelsea solos, instruments held back
• Instrumental - same as intro
• Verse 1 - Full band, all singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental - going to bridge
• Bridge - 2-3 times - Chelsea solos first time through.  We all join her 2nd and 3rd times.  Build starts quiet and builds (like we practiced)
• Chorus - Instruments hold on 'Exalt', come back in on second 'Exalt'
• Chorus - BIG BAND
• Verse 1 - Chelsea
• Outro - same as intro.

New Songs to Work on for March 1st

Again, great job on that last chapel everyone!  Looking forward to our next chapel, here's some songs to practice and know.  We'll focus on these 6 and choose 4.  PLEASE get really familiar (listen to the videos) with the songs as it will help us learn them faster.

Let God Arise    Key of E    Chord Chart

Let the Glory of the Lord Rise Among Us   Key of D & E   Chord Chart

Every Praise   Key of G   Chord Chart

Good Good Father   Key of E   Chord Chart

I Will Exalt   Key of D   Chord Chart

Praises   Key of G

Chapel Song Agenda for Feb 1st

Hi Everyone,
Here's our song agenda for chapel on Feb 1st.  Its similar to what we practiced last Thursday.   Remember, C.M. won't be with us, so we won't have an acoustic guitar player and she won't be singing.   Organ and keys will need to cover for no acoustic guitar (play fuller)

Happy Day   Key of G

• Intro - E. Guitar soloing, other instruments big
• Verse 1 - Guitars chugging.  Singers in unison
• Chorus - tambourine go-go, singers in unison
• Verse 2 - Singers can harmonize, instruments building to chorus
• Chorus - 2 times.
• Bridge - Drums, remember the 'shots' and builds here
• Chorus - singers only with bass drum on the off beat
• Chorus
• Instrumental outro

You Are Good   Key of G

• Intro - E. Guitar solo, other instruments BIG
• Verse 1 - singers in unison
• Chorus - singers and bass drum
• Instrumental - E. Guitar solo
• Verse 2 - Instrument shots.  Singers CLAP and SMILE!
• Chorus - 2 times - big band, singers harmonizing
• Bridge - 2 times - as we practice
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental outro - E. Guitar soloing

The Happy Song    Key of D

• Instrumental Intro - Big band in full
• Chorus - Big band
• Verse 1 - Instruments do shots, singers in unison
• Chorus - Big band, singers harmonize
• Verse 1 - Instruments do shots, singers harmonizing and square dancing
• Chorus - Big band, 
• Bridge - as we practice - keep the intensity up
• Chorus - 2 times

All Who Are Thirsty   Key of E

• Intro - instrumental following chords from verse 1 (E  E/G#   A   B)
• Verse 1 - Keys, drums, and singers in unison
• Chorus - singers in unison
• Verse 1 - Keys, drums, E. Guitar playing full chords
• Chorus - 2 times - full band.  E. Guitar playing full, open chords.  Singers harmonizing
• Pre-chorus (as deep calls...) 
• Chorus - just singers
• Chorus - full band - 'Holy Spirit, come'

Jesus We Love You   Key of G

• Keys start us
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Keys full. E.Guitar swells
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Keys full.  E.Guitar swells
• Verse 2 - Singers harmonize  Keys full.  E. Guitar full open chords
• Chorus - 2 times - Singers harmonize  Keys full.  E. Guitar full open chords
• Bridge - Start quiet and build
• Chorus - instruments break until second 'love'
• Chorus

New Songs to work On (Next Chapel is Feb 1st)

Great chapel this week everyone and great practice on Thursday!  After running through a number of new (and old) songs in practice here's what I'm thinking for new songs to work towards:

Our God Saves  Key of C  Chord Chart

The Happy Song  Key of D  Chord Chart

There is No One Like You  Key of E   Chord Chart

All Who are Thirsty   Key of E   Chord Chart

Jesus We Love You   Key of G   Chord Chart

Chapel Next Week (Jan 12)

Great practice today everyone!  So, to review, the songs we're doing next week are:

Beautiful One   Key of A  Chord chart
L.C. - you do the roll up in this one on your right hand the choruses and bridge.  Notes are E A E.
Everyone, remember the break coming out of the bridges.
Singers - please memorize the words!
Intro - Everyone in big.
Verse 1 - guitars chugging, singers in unison
Chorus - band is bigger, singers still in unison
Verse 2 - guitars chugging, singers harmonizing, clapping, and smiling, everyone building to chorus
Chorus - 2 times
Bridge - 2 times - first time longer notes, second time building
Chorus - with the break
2nd Bridge - 'My soul...'  2 times - instruments - shots
Chorus - with the break
Outro

Happy Day   Key of G  Chord chart
L.C. - you do the alternating finger pattern in your right hand all through this song on the notes D G D.
D.H. - Keep your drum beats relatively simple with the bass drum and rolls.  No harm in that at all, and it will sound better than too much syncopation.  Snare, tom, bass drum build together in bridge.
Intro - Big band
Verse 1 - guitars chugging, singers in unison
Chorus - big band, singers in unison
Verse 2 - band bigger, singers in harmony
Chorus - 2 times, big band, singers harmonizing, smiling, clapping
Bridge - make sure you know the chords here!  
Chorus - just the drums and singers
Chorus - big band
Outro

At Your Name   Key of E  Chord chart
Everyone start big in the this song!
B.S. - Remember to just strum down and play big when you need to
Intro - BIG BAND!
Verse 1 - Singers in unison, band pulls back
Chorus - Singers in unison
Verse 2 - Singers harmonize, bigger band, big build into chorus
Chorus - BIG BAND, singers harmonizing
Bridge - 2 times
Chorus - 2 times
Outro


Lion and the Lamb   Key of E  Chord chart
First verse build big into acapella chorus.
D.H. - This is another one where you can keep your beat simple.  With the build in the bridge you can start with the bass drum on the off beat and cymbal work.  Then a long, big, build with snare, tom, and bass drum together.
Need BOTH keyboards STRONG in this whole song
Intro - Big band
Verse 1 - Singers in unison, band pulled back
Chorus - Bass drum off beat & cymbals, Keys, and singers
Instrumental
Verse 2 - Singers can harmonize, bigger band
Chorus
Bridge - Drums big, long build with bass drums, snare, and floor tom together.  Band builds with drums
Chorus - Band breaks on 'Lion', comes back in FULL ON with 'Judah'
Chorus
Outro.